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SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE is hereby given that the Sunflower Water Association will receive written sealed bids for Sunflower Water Association, RWAIG No. ARWAI-G-0670038, Contract – New Water Well until the hour of 10 o’clock a.m. local time, on May 8, 2025 at the office of Civil-Link, at the following address:

Civil-Link, LLC

5779 Getwell Road, Bldg. B Southaven, Mississippi 38672

(662)-510-2169 Matt Williamson, P.E.

Received Bids will then be publicly read aloud in the Civil Link Conference Room at 10:15 a.m. local time.

Bids are for the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for the construction of that certain project designated as “Sunflower Water Association Water Well”. The Notice and Instruction to Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans and Specifications, Form of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other Contract Documents are on file and open to public inspection at the following address:

Civil-Link, 5779 Getwell Road, Bldg. B, Southaven, MS 38672

Bids are for all labor, materials, and appurtenances required to construct a complete 300 gpm groundwater supply well and 12,000-gallon hydropneumatic tank along with additional project bid items.

The total Contract Time will be 365 consecutive calendar days and liquidated damages will be $500.00 per consecutive calendar day thereafter.

Copies of the drawings and specifications, together with contract documents, may be obtained from Civil- Link’s office, with payment of $100 reproduction costs for each set, none of which is refundable.

Civil-Link 5779 Getwell Road, Bldg. B

Southaven, MS 38672

The BID SCHEDULE may be examined at the following locations:

Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP), Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development, Woolfolk Building, 501 North West Street, Suite B 01, Jackson, MS 39201 Northeast MS APEX Office, 318 7th Street North, Columbus, MS 39703

Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, for and subject to the conditions provided in the Notice and Instructions to Bidders.

All bids submitted in excess of $50,000 by a prime or subcontractor to do erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance, or related work, on public projects must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, must have a “Certificate of Responsibility” license. Where applicable, the foregoing certificate number and license number must be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened.

Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities: The Contractor must complete the Certification of

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Nonsegregated Facilities included in the specifications.

Minority and women’s business enterprises are solicited to bid on this contract as prime contractors and are encouraged to make inquiries regarding potential subcontracting opportunities and equipment, material, and/or supply needs.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in whole or in part by anticipated funds from the ARPA Rural Water Associations Infrastructure Grant (RWAIG). Neither the State of Mississippi, the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, nor any of their employees is or will be a party to this invitation for bids or any resulting or related contracts. This procurement will be subject to all applicable sections of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as they apply to local governments, in accordance with RWAIG Program Regulations.

Based on the Assistance Listing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and Part 2 of the US Treasury State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Compliance and Reporting Guidance (v3.0 February 2022) (Compliance Guide), the following Uniform Guidance provisions will be required in all contracts:

• Subpart A, Acronyms and Definitions

• Subpart B, General provisions

• Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards (except 2 CFR 200.204, .205, .210, and .213)

• Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements (except 2 CFR 200.305(b)(8) & (9), .308, .309, and .320(c)(4))

• Subpart E, Cost Principles

• Subpart F, Audit Requirements

• 2 CFR Part 25 (Universal Identifier & System for Award Management)

• 2 CFR Part 170 (Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation Information)

• 2 CFR Part 180 (OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement)

• 2 CFR 200 Appendix ii

The Sunflower Water Association reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any information and irregularities therein, solicit new bids, award the bid to the lowest and best bidder.

SUNFLOWER WATER ASSOCIATION, INC.

BY: LES DIXON, SWA PRESIDENT

PUBLISH DATES: _April 9, 2025 and _April 16, 2025